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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04/04/1988Apri14, 1988 Vol. 24, Page 53 4~i~fsg 1VIINLJTES OF A REGULAR Ii~IEETING PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL M®NDAY, APRIL 4,1988 REGULAR 1VIEE'I'ING ROLL CALL PRESENT: Sobel'", Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, ABSENT: None * Councilman Sobel arrived at 3:25 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT There was none. Monday, Apri14, 1988 3:U0 p.m. Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss MINUTES -March 14, page ~4, Child Care, add at end, "Under the Parks and Recreaction Commission, to bring together all factions to establish a child care committee.. March 21 page 49, Sycamore Heights -line 6, add the words 'non-standard' at the end of the line; page 51, Skateboard Site, 8th line down, add sentence before 'Reso' "Membership will be made easily available.". CONSENT CALENDAR The following items were enacted by one motion introduced by John Balshaw, seconded by Michael Davis. AYES: Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: Sobel RESO.88-94 NCS CLAIMS AND BILLS RESO.88-95 NCS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK Reso. 88-95 NCS designating National Community Development Week Apri12 - 9, 1988 ORD. 1717 NCS PEP - MT. VIEW PROJECT .REZONE Adopt Ord. 1717'NCS rezoning Petaluma Ecumenical Projects project off Mt. View Avenue. RESO.88-96 NCS PEP DEVELOPMENT PLAN Reso. 88-96 NCS approving Unit Development Plan for Petaluma Ecumenical Projects project off Mt. View Avenue. Page 54, Vol. 24 Apri14, 1988 RESO. 88-97 NCS RECREATION :DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT Reso. 88=97 NCS confirming City Manager's appointment of Ann McGowen as Recreation and Parks Director. RESO.88-98 NCS PATHOLOGICAL INCINERATOR Reso. 88-98 NGS rejecting bids for concrete pad for pathological. incinerator, because they were too high. RESO.88-99 NCS A IR-PORT -LOAN .AGREEMENT . Reso. 88-9,9 NCS accepting Airport Hangar Loan Agreement with the State of Califonva_ Divi ion, of Aeronautics for $220,000. This is ~a reduction fom the original request which was for $320,000, because the project <>osts are lower than -the onginal estunate. RESO.88-100 NCS BIKEWAYS .STUDY Reso. 88-100 NCS accepting the 1987 Bikeways Study. RESO.88-101 NCS MTC CLAIM TDA FUNDS Reso:, 88-1'0:1 NCS authorizing submission of claim to Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Transportation Development Act funds for 1988-89. ORD .1718 NCS RADAR SPEED ZONES Introduce Ord. 1718 NCS updating certain radar enfrJrceable speed zones. .:~~~~: PROCLAMATION DAYS OF REME°MB - E - Larry Tencer;t. 'document which Proclaimed the wf:ek of April 10 -.Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Nazi Holocaust: It was moved by Larry Tencer, seconded by John Balshaw to approve the proclamation. AYES`: Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hlligoss NOES: None ABSENT: Sobel April 4, 1988 Vol. 24, Page 55 RESO.88-102 NCS ARGUS COURIER -TOP OF THE BAY SPECIAL EDITION Reso. 88-102 NCS approving the request from the~Argus Courier for an ad in the 1988 annual April special edition of the paler called "Top of The Bay". The Council asked that the source of the funds be identified in the ad. The cost ($1,088.76) is to be appropriated from the Transient Occupancy Tax fund.. Introduced by Vice Mayor Woolsey, seconded by Brian Sobel. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey NOES: Mayor Hilligoss ABSENT: None RESO.88-103 NCS HOMELESS -USE OF 'IN LIEU' FUNDS to Reso. 88-103 NCS authorizing use o 1,500 of the City's Housing In-Lieu funds for grant preparation by the Committee on the Shelterless (COTS). Laura Reicheck from Petaluma Seniors Involved made the request. Introduced by John Balshaw, seconded by Michael Davis. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, ,Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None RESO.88-104 NCS SHELTERLESS - .USE OF CITY LAND Reso. 88-104 NCS authorizing City Manager to negotiate use of an unused portion of City land either an unimproved. section of Madison Street between Copeland and Lakeville or other suitable location for a project site to house 6 homeless ~xg~a~~t- families. Introduced by Brian~obel, seconded by Vice Mayor Woolsey. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None SECOND .MORTGAGE PROGRAM REPORT Planning Director Warren Salmons gave a progress report on the Second Mortgage Program and noted there will be a workshop on shopping for a home and shopping for a mortgage on April 14. Staff will prepare an update repo-~ to the Council in their packet next month. It was agreed that only the names~T~ ~e"r~~ients of the second mortgages would be a Public Record. Page 56, Vol. 24 Apri14, 1988 RESO.88-105 NCS A_ IRPORT CONSiJi,`TING SERVICES Reso. 88-1,05 NCS:authorizngexecution of contract with Hodges & Shutt for consulting services in.connection with the Municipal Airport development,.subject to receipt of grant. funds for. Grant # AIP 3-06-0186-08.,. The improvements include the East and West Apron Expansions and the North Access Road. Introduced by John Balshaw, seconded. by'Miehael Davis. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, -Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None _ ABSENT: None AIRPORT:DEVELOPMENT FEES The Airport Commission recommendation on development fees included waiving the Community Development Fee and the Storm Mitigation Fee for.all private developments on the airport. At a previous meeting the City Council agreed that their airport development had already mitigated its storin..water runoff so the waiving of the Storm~Mitigation Fee would be appropriate. The City Council further aggrreed that a sliding scale of development fees relating to the ppercentage of income which would be aecon d fromB a airport would be appropriate. It was moved byJohn Balshaw, ded by nan Sobel to approve the recommended fees and to direct .staff to prepare a resolution for the Council's consideration at a future meeting. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None RESO. ;88-106.NCS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FEES Reso. 88-106 NCS establishing hazardous materials fees. Introduced by Vice Mayor .Woolsey, seconded by Jack Cavanagh, AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor .Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None :. ~. Apri14, 1988 Vol. 24, Page 57 RESO.88-107 NCS DREDGING SPOILS SITE. DIKES Reso. 88-107 NCS authorizing contract with. Tom Tejima and Associates for soils investigation on the City's. dredging spoils site dike foundation for $11,500. Introduced by John Balshaw, seconded by Michael Davis. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis,-Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None _ ABSENT: None RESO.88-108 NCS Reso. 88-108 NCS approving contract with Aero Cartographics of Santa Rosa for $6,175.00 (ten day completion) for aerial' photography for dredging spoils site for the 1988 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Peta uma River dredging. A second bid was received from Hoggan and Schoch of Sebastopol for $5,900.00 (fifteen day completion). Due to the critically short time-frame for the preparation of this project, staff recommended the bidder with the ten day -turn-around. Introduced by Michael Davis, seconded by Vice Mayor Woolsey. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh; .Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None At 4:50 p.m. the Council. Recessed for Dinner at the Valley Inn located at East Washington and South McDowell Blvd. RECONVENE ROLL CALL Monday, Apri14, 198 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss ABSENT: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited. PUBLIC COMMENT I~en;Bradley of Aunt Julies Toys and Hobbies read a letter requesting time on a Council agenda'to discuss items of economic benefit to the downtown business community'. Page 58, Vol. 24 Apri14, 1988 CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Brian Sobel - As;the City's representative on the Sonoma County Transportation Committee which is studying'transportation in Sonoma County suggested `his Council member alternate be Councilman Larry Tencer. There was no ob~eetion to that appointment. John Balshaw -Asked. that the subject of the Council's intent on granny units be scheduled for discussion. John Balshaw -Suggested. the Council have a general meeting with both .the .Planning Commission and'the Site Plan Architectural Review Committee to discuss the Council's expectations of those bodies. RESO.88-109 N.CS COMMENDATION - PAULETTE SMITH - Reso. 88-109 NCS of commendation to Paulette Smith for saving a young boy's life by using.. the He_imlich Maneuver to dislodge. a piece of melon from.his throat. Introduced by Michael Davis, seconded-by Mayor Hilligoss. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None FARMERS MARKET CENTER PARK-AREA Jeff Harriman requested the Council approve the recommendation from the Farmers Market Board to move the Farmers Market to the Center Park area and each Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. commencing. June 3 through I Halloween. It was moved b~ Michael Davis, seconded by Vice .Mayor Woolsey to approve the recommendation from the Farmers Market Board to move the Farmers Market from the A Street Parking Lot. to the Center Park area. and' approve that use each;Friday afternoon commencing June 3 through Halloween (3 .m. to 6 .m.) AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES CENTER LOCATION/FINANCIAL. SJPPORT The request from the Petaluma People Services Center (PPSC) for space until.. a new facility can be .constructed was presented by Tom Gaff, a member of their Board. of Directors. It was the~Council's consensus that the organization may use the City owned house at 27 Howard Street on, an interim lease for $1.00 a year. Apri14, 1988 Vol. 24, Page 59 PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES contd. Upon completion of the soils survey at Ellwood Community Center, the City will be in a pposition to determine whether or not they may continue with plans to construct a building for the PPSC on that site. That'information should be available in approximately 30 days. Regarding their request for financial support, the City Manager advised the General Fund balance does .,not allow any leeway for the financial support the organization seeks. He suggested they apply for funds at:the County level of government. HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE _ OF THE CITY COUNCIL It was the Council's consensus to rename the Revenue Sharing Committee as Human Services Committee. The members of that committee are Jack Cavanagh, Michael Davis, and Larry Tencer. RESO.88-110 NCS SOUTH.POINT -TENTATIVE MAP NORTH MC DOWELL ASSESSMBNT DISTRICT The Council approved the request from South Point Industrial Park/Charles Stephens - Pinecreek Propperties - for an amendment to their tentative map/parcel map conditions. Reso. 88-110 NCS approving tentative/parcel map amendments and authorizing agreement for North McDowell Assessment District, introduced by John Balshaw; seconded by Vice Mayor Woolsey. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None RESO.88-111 NCS WEED ABATEMENT The public hearing was opened; no one wished to speak. The public hearing was closed and Reso. 88-111 NCS ordering abatement of nuisances consisting of weeds growing upon public and private property in the City of Petaluma and ordering the Fire Chief to remove said weeds by contract or by his own forces was introduced by Jack Cavanagh and seconded by Michael Davis. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor HiIligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None Page 60, Vol. 24 Apri14, 1988 RESO.88-1.12 NCS MC CLLJ_RE~APPEAL - 26 EIGHTH STREET. The Council heard the. appeal received from Richard Lieb regarding the Planning Commission denial of a requested variance for a substandard front yard setback for an accessory .dwelling applied for by the McClures ,at 26 Eighth Street. The applicant questioned the ;proposed requirement for separate sewer and water lines .as opposed to connecting.. o the: service, from the street to the main. structure. The public hearing was opened. Speakers were Richard Lieb; Ernest Lichau, 22 8th Street, who spoke, in favor of the applicant; 'and Robert McClure, the appplicant, who advised. he is installing a fire sprinkler system in the accessory dwelling. There being 'no one else wishing to speak, the hearing was closed. After considerable discussion, it was moved by Michael Davis, and seconded by John Balshaw; to appprove the use permit for an acc"essory dwelling, the bee accint ~of ~ ch can be: within five feet of the property line; the °sewer and~water may . tP essed t ough lateral hook-ups to the existing service located between the street and the main structure. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None RESO.88-113. NCS BODEGA VISTA II The Council considered the letter received. from Bonnie Mogel on behalf of Lucinda Hoer, the owner of. Bodega Vista II (located at 334 Bodega Avenue), appealing the Planning Commission February 23 action denying° Bodega Vista ~II rezoning and conditional use permit. * (The Commission vote was ,a :tie, which,. according to the Commission rules, is equivalent to a denial.) The hearing was opened. Saito Rocheleau represented the.. applicant. They hope to be under construction this Summer at the same time the neighboring property is developed (Klebe). Lucinda.. Hoen also requested the Council act favorably. -There being no one else wishing to speak, the hearing was closed. Reso. 88-113 NCS upholding thy; appeal and conditionally approving the Unit Development Plan, Parcel Map and dwelling~group conditional use permit subject to staffs recommended conditions. Introduced by John Balshaw, seconded by Larry Tencer. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None Apri14, 1988 Vol. 24, Page 61 RESO 88-114 NCS ANNA'S MEADOWS The Council considered. the application by Young America for Anna's Meadows located at the northeast corner of South McDowell Blvd. and Casa Grande Road. Jon Joslyn represented the. applicant. The Council and a plicant agreed that as many of the trees as possible (excluding the eucalyptus variety will be saved. The street trees will be included in a landscape maintenance assessment district and the Site Plan Architectural Review Committee will. approve the street strip landscaping. The Council added a .condition to restrict side yard parking on the end lots of the center block and to prohibit overnight parking. It was also agreed that reference to prohibition of accessory dwellings will be deleted from the conditions. Lally Beckler, 2034 Crinella expressed concern that a two story house may be constructed adjacent on the adjacent lot. Doug Spares, Daniel Drive, asked for a stop sign at Anna way and Daniel Drive and expressed concern about potential flooding: ~ A~~man"from-the neighbor-hood asked that the tot lot be changed to a mini-park. Reso. 88-114 NCS approving the negative declaration of environmental impact was introduced by Larry Tencer and seconded by Michael Davis. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None ORD. 1719 NCS ANNA'S MEADOWS REZONE . • ~ ~ • - • • •Introduce Ord. 1719 NCS rezoning Anna's- Meadows to Planned Unit development. Introduced by Vice Mayor Woolsey, seconded by John Balshaw. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None The Council considered the proposed Resolution approving Unit Development Plan and Resolution approving Tentative Map and continued them to the April 18 meeting. Page 62, Vol. 24 Apri14, 1988 FLOOD MITIGATION REPORT The Council considered a proposal to contract. with a consultant team to .prepare an EIR/EIS for the Sonoma County Water Agency Petaluma River Watershed Master Drainage Plan. After some discussion, the proposal was referred to the Council Flood Committee. REDWOOD BUSINESS PARK STREET ABANDONMENT . The Council :authorized staff to proceed with abandonment proceedings for a portion of Redwood Way because the location has been slightly altered from the original Redwood Business Park- Final map. It was moved by. Michael Davis, seconded by John Balshaw, to authorize initiation of the abandonment ~roceedin s: _ AYES:Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, ~ , .Mayor Hilhggoss NOES:.None ABSENT: None A65"T'AIN :Vice Mwyor l~JoolseY WATER- - FU~'TL7RE REQUIREMENTS The City Engineer presented the proposal to request the City's future water requirements from,the Sonoma County Water Aggency. It is .estimated that. a future expansion of 4:7 million gallons of water per day from the Sonoma County Water Agency Aqueduct would be a prudent amount to request to support the City of Petaluma's needs through the year 20.10 to serve the estimate _ po~ pulation of 67,644 at the General. Plan build-out. The- Water Master Plan assumes Z4.5% residential consumption at a 145 :gallons ,per capita per day usage rate. The motion to request an additional 4.7 million gallons of water per day from tl1e. Sonoma County Water Agency was introduced by Larry Tencer, seconded by :Brian Sobel. ~? ~+4~4' ~5 ~ -~ 4+, w-~4_~,~,-.e,~, AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Cavanagh, Davis, Tencer, Vice. Mayor Woolsey, :Mayor Hilligoss NOES: None ABSENT: None CORRIDOR FUTURE 'TRAFFIC ALTERNATIVE .MODELS Larry Tencer advised that the traffic consultant being utilized by the U. S. Highway 101 .Corridor Committee recommends that their-focus for future modelling of traffic alternatives for the Highway 101 Corridor include rail/busway and highway/busway in .various segments of the highway corhat in 1985, 20,800 Sonoma County residents were commuting south. Apri14, 1988 Vol. 24, Page 63 TRAFFIC -HIGHWAY 101. contd. That number represents nearly`one third of Sonoma County's working community. This number is projected to double by the year 2,00.5. Four percent of the Sonoma County residents are commuting to San Francisco; 6% of Sonoma residents are commuting to Marin County. Of the Sonoma County residents commuting to San Francisco, 22% are utilizing transit as .opposed to the 3% of Marin County's San Francisco commuters who utilize transit. There is some discussion of raisin the funds that will be needed to make any improvements through a.one-half cent increase in the sales tax. Considering the estimated population increase between now and the year 2010, any improvements to the flow of traffic on Highway 101 would barely maintain the existing conditions, not improve traffic flow in the Highway 101 Corridor. SONOMA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS _ Brian Sobel requested consensus of staff appointments to the Sonoma County Transportation. Committee of City Engineer Tom Hargis and Planning Director Warren Salmons. There was no objection. Reso. 88-115 NCS opposing the County Property .Rights initiative petition that is being submitted to Sonoma County voters in the June 7, 1988, election. Introduced by Vice Mayor Woolsey, seconded_ by Brian Sobel. AYES: Sobel, Balshaw, Davis, Tencer, Vice Mayor Woolsey, Mayor Hilligoss NOES: Cavanagh ABSENT: None ADJOURN -The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 p.m. ~~~ ~ ayo atnc~a igoss ATTEST: ity er atncia ernar RESO.88-115 NCS